Tell Jerry Gappens How You Feel

[MOD11RACER]

http://www.nhms.com/contact/

Send Jerry Gappens Your Comments about the purse cut on the WMT race.

[csammy]

i did sent a comment to jerry gappens on how i feel about what he did also i sent a comment to town fair tire thanking them on sponsering the mod race and telling them what new hampshire speedway did with there sponsership money by cutting the purse give to the drivers and wondering where there sponsership money went

[bud]

I sent my email last monday.....ill go to canaan that night. Was doing the double but not anymore. BTW No response from Jerry......lol. Must be answering all the mad K&N fans mail about them not having a race first!

[limodmaniac]

Message sent!

[RacnJason00]

Im not sending him ****, Im just going to Cannan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mod35]

Message sent

[bud]

Part of my reply from Jerry
) NASCAR, through its sanctioning agreements with its respective tracks, sets the purse for all NASCAR regional and national touring series races including its Camping World Truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup series events, which have also seen decreases in purses the past two years. NASCAR has done a good job of working with each of its equity holders (tracks, teams/participants, etc.) in recognizing the difficult economic challenges (including declining ticket sales) we all face, including some cost reduction in various areas for everyone involved.

[bud]

Way to help the sagging ticket sales. Maybe cup should suffer through 5 of these 5min breaks....lol. from the looks of the stands at dover,Pocono and michigan they should be paying about 1/3 of what they used to to the cup teams! I love racing and say what you will about the economy, but its not all just the economy. Its nascars arrogant attitude to the teams fans and sponsors.

[csammy]

i recieved the same response as you did bud from jerry nothing but spin spin spin or as we say at work the wheels on the bus go round and round

[Axel]

I did too, but at least they had the guts and the moxie to email back all of us.
-Alex

[bud]

Notice he made it sound like it was NASCAR 's idea to cut the purse.

[mod35]

Guys
This was my reply from Jerry actually the email came from a jennifer



I am in receipt of your email regarding the purse for the Town Fair Tire 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified race here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 14th.



Here are a couple of points I want to share with you.



1) NASCAR, through its sanctioning agreements with its respective tracks, sets the purse for all NASCAR regional and national touring series races including its Camping World Truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup series events, which have also seen decreases in purses the past two years. NASCAR has done a good job of working with each of its equity holders (tracks, teams/participants, etc.) in recognizing the difficult economic challenges (including declining ticket sales) we all face, including some cost reduction in various areas for everyone involved.



2) The posted awards for the Town Fair Tire 100 at NHMS is the still the LARGEST purse posted for the 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Series season. It’s also approximately double what the average purse is for the series!



3) To help reduce the cost to competitors/participants, we have reduced the NHMS schedule by one full day to help decrease some expenses for hotels, food, etc. NASCAR also asked for the 10-minute break after 50 laps to help reduce the amount of crew needed to service a car during a pit stop, again cutting some expense.



4) Also note the 2012 purse has been restructured to where there are actual increases in prize money for most positions from eighth to 28th.





In closing, I am an avid supporter of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series, especially here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. We work hard here to promote the series and its participants (including positioning in our TV/Radio ads; extensive PR events and media interviews). In addition, we have made a serious contribution to the series. Last year we spent $455,495 for three races and this year we will spend more than $300,00 for two events. That’s more than $750,000 in just two years!



I appreciate your input and passion for our sport and look forward to hosting you here for the Town Fair Tire 100.







Jerry Gappens

Executive Vice President and General Manager

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

[limodmaniac]

Not so sure that the increase in money from 8th to 28th is correct.

I had some of those positions receiving less.